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(NEW YORK) - Steven Royce Designs, a New York-based design house specializing in colored gemstones, will be launching a social media campaign with the goal of educating consumers in how to best invest in jewelry.

“In the last few years, we’ve been getting more and more requests from people all over the U.S., Canada and, increasingly, China and the Far East, who are interested in our jewelry specifically for investment purposes,” said Steven Royce Designs Vice President Jason Rahimi. “We’re finding that there are many people who are eager to invest in jewels, but they are not sufficiently informed about the marketplace. We believe that an educated client is our best customer, so we’re going to start sharing information and advice publicly and we encourage potential investors to contact us with any questions.”

The Duchess of Cambridge looked every bit a princess tonight as she and Prince William attended their first State Banquet in honor of the President of China and his wife Madame Peng.

Kate looked regal in a bespoke red Jenny Packham gown wearing the Lotus Flower Tiara on loan from the Queen, diamond chandelier earrings and a stunning diamond bracelet. She first wore the Lotus Flower Tiara (or Papyrus Tiara, as it’s sometimes called) at the 2013 Diplomatic Reception. It's only the third time the Duchess has worn a tiara.

There was speculation that the Duchess may have worn the late Princess Diana’s Cambridge Lovers Note Tiara, which was a gift from the Queen to William’s mother, because it bears the Duke And Duchess of Cambridge’s name. Instead, Kate appeared to give a nod to Chinese culture wearing a red dress which symbolizes luck, good fortune and joy, and selecting the Lotus Flower Tiara which also has great historical significance in China.

Oct. 23, 2015 3:33 a.m. ETKALAHARI DESERT, Botswana—Crouching in the sun-scorched sand, De Beers geologist Charles Skinner picked up an ashy, white cylinder of rock and looked for shimmering evidence that an ancient volcano was sitting below his feet, containing billions of dollars’ worth of diamonds.Mr. Skinner is at the vanguard of a new effort by diamond merchant De Beers to uncover the first major diamond mine in at least 20 years. De Beers last year...

GIA (Gemological Institute of America) is now accepting applications for 200+ scholarships for its Gemology and Jewelry Manufacturing Arts programs, courses and lab classes. GIA scholarships, which total $1.5 million for 2015, align with the Institute’s goals of providing quality education in gemology and jewelry to the trade and aspiring professionals. Applications for the current scholarship cycle are available now through Oct. 31 at http://www.gia.edu/scholarships.

Could it be that diamonds are more than just a girl’s best friend – and are instrumental in the early detection and treatment of some of the worst types of cancer?

Physicists at the University of Sydney’s ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems have found a way to use nanoscale or synthetic “diamonds” to identify cancerous tumors before they turn life-threatening.

With the imminent release of SPECTRE, we look at the timepieces that have steered Bond through dramas and kept him punctual for those femme fatales.

The hifalutin Aston Martin car chases and handsome tailoring might have already garnered attention, but Bond’s latest outing in SPECTRE, which premieres next week, also nods to a rich horological heritage that the character champions to grand effect. Since he slipped a weighty Rolex Submariner on his wrist in 1962’s Doctor No (starring Sean Connery), Bond’s watches have acted as plot devices and wingmen in times of trouble: thanks to Q’s tinkering they’ve come with gauges to monitor radioactivity, miniature buzzsaws, garrotting wire, lasers, a electromagnetic device designed to divert bullets and a detonator. The Swiss watch manufactures might enthuse about myriad complications, but these pieces can fell a man at 50 paces.